Disappeabing bed



April 22, 1930. A, JONES Re. 17,647

' DISAPPEARING BED Original Filed Aug 7, 1925 2 Sheets-Sheet l INVENTOR.

BY" y I I g MZ? ATT'SRNEYS.

April 22, v193). A. L. .JONES Re 17,647

l DISAPPERING BED Original Filed Aug. 7, 1925 2 Sheets-Sheet 2 INVENTOR.

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Reissued Apr. 22, 1930 UNITED STATES ABRAHAM L. JONES, OF LOGANSPORT, INDIANA DISAPPEABING BED ma] Io. 1,595,944, dated August 10, 1926, Serial No. 48,772, filed August 7, 1925. Application for reissue filed October 5, 1927. Serial No. 224,246.

This invention relates to disappearing beds, and is particularly concerned with a type of wall or closet bed wherein the recess or closet has an openin of a width to be closed by a standard size oor7 that is about two and onehalf feet, said door being fitted with a wide bed whichis about four feet in width, the said bed being arranged so as to extend past one edge of the door by a matter of some eighteen inches. In prior structures of this type the door is usually arranged in the ordinary manner, and therefore when the bed is out of the closet and disposed in the sleeping room the closet opening cannot be closed.

It is the principal object. of this. invention to so. mount a narrowdoor ofthis character that it may carry a wide bed in and out of a closet or recess through a narrow opening, and at the sainel timel effect a closure of the o ning in,either position of the door, that is, t e opening will be completely closed by one and the same door both when the bed is stored in the closet and when it is exposed for use in the sleeping room.

One form which my invention may assume is exemplified in the, following description and illustrated in the accompanying drawings, wherein:

Figure 1 is an elevation, partly in section, of apart of the wall of av room with a door and its casing leading to a closet or recess in which the bed isy supported from the door when not in use.

Figure 2 is a transverse section of the recess or closet and the. door for closing the same `together with thev bed and its supports and hanger when in closed or withdrawn position.

Figure. 3 is a similar view with the bed in 4 its outer position prior to being turned down into operative position.

Figure 4 shows a sectional detail view in plan, illustrating intermediate positions of the door. v

The improved bed supporting devices may be ,associated with a suitable closure or cabinet., or with a` closet` or recess formed in the wall of a'room, and including a closure or door, butr for the purpose of illustration is shown associated with a` closet or recess represented conventionally at 10 and having a doorway opening defined by a frame 11 and casings 12, and with a door7 represented at 13, within the opening.

The bed is indicated conventionally at 14, of any suitable construction. The supporting frame of the bed 14 is rigidly connected to one side of the door 13 by bracket devices, indicated at 15. The bed being somewhat wider than the door it is arranged thereon so as to overhang one edge a considerable distance.

A U-shaped or yoke-like support is formed of a main vertical portion 16 and lateral or arm portions 17 and 18, the portion 17 pivoted at 19 in the floor of the closet between the door frames, and the portion 18 pivoted atl 20 in the head or lintel of thedoor frame. The links 17 and 18 are pivotally mounted at one end on the central vertical transverse plane of the doorway and to one side of the central longitudinal Vertical plane of the doorway.

The door 13 is provided with hinge members 21, while the vertical portion 16 of the support is provided with like hinge members, one of which is shown at 22, and connecting each pair of the hinge members is a leaf or strap 23, the three portions 21, 22 and 23 constituting a double hinge device as illustrated more clearly in Figure 4'.

Radius bars 24 and 25 are pivoted respectively at one end as at 26 and 27 to the upper and lower ends of the door 13, and pivoted at 28 and 29 at the` other ends in recesses 30 and 31 in the trarne structure of the doorway. l

As shown in Figures 1 and 2 the bed is entirely concealed in the closet with the door 13 closed and presentingA one face outwardly, and as shown in Figure 3, the bed is shown within the room and outside of the closet and with the opposite VJface of the door presented outwardly.

When the bed is to be withdrawn it is only necessary to swing the door outwardly or into open position when the support 16, 17, 18 and the radius bars 24 and 25 will cause the bed to be turned into the position shown in Figure 3, and the door closed and with the oppositey face outwardly.

One intermediate position of various parts during the operat-ion is indicated by dotted lines in. Figure 3.

The same intermediate position of the door is shown in full lines in Fig. 4, and in dotted lines in said view is shown another intermediate position. t will be noted from these views that in opening the door from the position` shown in Fig. 2, the irst movement of the door will bring itv into position at right langles tothe doorway, asshown in full lines in Fig. 4. Further turning movement of the door will carry it bodily forwardly until it is spaced away fromr both jambs, but further from the jamb on that side of the door which carries the bed. In this extreme forward position the links 17 and 23 will be straightened out, and thereafter the door can be shifted rearwardly andto the left, into the closed position shown in full lines in Fig. 3.

The system of supports and hangers permits therequired movements and reversal of the door so that the latter canbe'disposed in the doorwayopening and thns close the entrance to the cabinetor closet at all times.

The improved device is simple in construction, can be inexpensively and strongly constructed, and of any size, either for a, single or double bed, as may be required.

What is claimed and by Letters Patent is: j y o 1. In a disappearing bed, the combination witha reversible door, of a door frame, a bed attached to the said door, the said bed being wider than the door and frameand projecting beyond one side" of the door, a U-shaped door carrying member havinga vertically disposed portion normally arranged adjacent lto one edgeofthe door and movable with the door, double hinge devices connecting the said vertical portion of said member and the adjacent edge of the door, the said U-shaped member being constructed with lateral portions having their ends pivotally connected with the floor yand door frame, said pivotal points having fixed positions, andradius bars locatedl at the top and bottom of the door, each radius bar having one end pivotally attached to the door and midway between the sides of the door and movable withl the door, and the other end pivotally connected with the frame structure of the door. f

2. In a disappearing bed, the combination -with a reversible door, of. a door frame, a bed attached to the said door, the said bed being wider than `the door and frame and projecting beyond one side of the door, doorcarrying means having portions atr the top and bottom of the door normally arranged adjacent to one edge of the door, double hinge devices 'connecting the said vertical portions and the adjacent edge ofthe door and movable with the door, the said door-carrying desired to be secured means having lateral portions arranged with ends pivotally connected with the licor and said door frame, the said pivotal points having fixed positions, and radius bars located at the top and bottom of the door, each radius bar having one end pivotally attached to the door midway between the sides of the door and movable with the door, and the other end pivotally connected with the frame structure of the door.

i 3. .In a combination with a bed container including a wall having a door opening therein, a pair of links pivotallyfse'cured at'thei'r inner ends in the vertical central transverse plane of said opening and at one side of the central longitudinal vertical planeof the latter, said links being of a length for the free endsthereof to reach substantially the adjacent lateral edges of said opening," a single door pivotally secured at oneedge to theffree ends of said links, a bed widerv than saidopening and carried by said door, and means whereby said door will be guided to completely close said opening when the bed is completely stored in said container or positioned for use. l

4. In combination with abed container including a wallhaving a door openingtherein, a yoke member arranged vertically in said opening with the arms of the yoke member pivotally secured in the vertical central transverse plane of said opening and to one side of the central longitudinal vertical plane of the latter, the said arms being ofj al length to dispose the bight portion of the yoke adjacent to the lateraledg'es of the said opening when inits eXtreme positions ofmovement', a single door pivotally secured at one edge to the bight portion of said yoke member, a bedA wider than said opening and carried by lsaid door, and means whereby said door will be guided to completely close said opening when the bed is completely stored in said container or positioned for use. i j

5. In combination with a bed container including a wall having a door opening therein, a single reversible door swingingly mounted adjacent said opening, a bed wider than said opening and carried by said door, a' linkage having one end pivotally mounted at one side of the central longitudinal vertical plane of said opening and in the vertical central transverse plane thereof, the other end of Said linkage being connected to the door adjacent one edge of the latter for swingingly and hingedly mounting the same,l and means whereby said door will be guidedl to 'completely close said openingjwhen the bed is completely stored in said containeror tioned for use.

76. The combination with a door and a doorway, of hinges at one side of the door and a swinging support for said hinges, :said swingingv support having its pivotal points mounted approximately within'th'e plane of posithe doorway and being capable of turning through an are of substantially 180, Whereby the door may be opened at right angles to the doorway and adj aoent one side thereof, s0 5 as to uncover substantially the entire opening, and then closed in reversed position by reversing the position of the swinging support, and means pivotally connected to the door and the frame of the doorway and hav- 10 ing a movement co-ordinated With that of the swinging Support to cause the door to move through a fixed and definite path during the reversing movement of the swinging support.

ABRAHAM L. JONES. 

